Women & beasts
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On'yomi & Kun'yomi
On'yomi (音読み) is the reading borrowed from Chinese, usually used in compound words, e.g. 三月 (さんがつ, March).
Kun'yomi (訓読み) is the native Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone or takes kana endings, e.g. 三つ (みっつ, three items).
By convention the readings list writes on'yomi in katakana (シュ) and kun'yomi in hiragana (さけ). Example words show furigana in hiragana, so the same on'yomi can look like シュ in the list but しゅ in a word.
What the component colors mean
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
power, might
authority
intimidation, coercion
marriage
engagement
newlywed
full name
maiden name
peasant, farmer
slave
traitor
miser
subtle, delicate
skillful, clever
exquisite, superb
only daughter
poster girl (of a shop)
sheltered daughter
acquisition, gain
capture, catch
fishing catch, haul
wild enthusiasm, frenzy
madness, insanity
to go mad; to go wrong
narrow sense
narrow-minded
narrow, cramped
hunting
hunting; gathering
shellfish gathering at low tide
veterinarian
wild beast
fierce animal
fierce, violent
fierce animal
intense heat
Practice
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